We must approach the issue of waste, fraud, and abuse "with a scalpel, not a mallet."

Unspecified hearing · January 9, 2026

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Call for targeted oversight

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Unidentified Speaker argued federal fraud should be addressed with targeted fixes rather than ending programs, saying oversight mechanisms need improvement and using the metaphor “a scalpel, not a mallet.”

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An unidentified speaker at a congressional hearing urged improving oversight of federal social-service programs rather than ending them, citing an HHS freeze on Minnesota childcare funding the speaker said would affect more than 23,000 children.

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